Where to put custom login module .jar

[jpvasquez]

I've developed a custom login module, and I'd like to make it available for use in my JBoss installation. I've packaged up the class into a jar, and tried adding the jar to both $JBOSS_HOME/lib and $JBOSS_HOME/lib/ext. No matter where I place it, whenever I try to log in, I get an exception thrown to the console like this:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: unable to find LoginModule class: <myloginmodule_class>

There doesn't look to be any typos--Is there anything else special I need to do classpath wise? I thought JBoss automatically loaded the JARS in those lib directories...I don't know for sure.

Thanks --jason

[mennok]

The location of your module in the jboss/lib dir is fine.

You must modify your startup script (run.bat / run.sh) to include your login module jar.

# Add all login modules for JAAS-based security
# and all libraries that are used by them here
JBOSS_CLASSPATH=$JBOSS_CLASSPATH:../lib/.jar

I've used this and it works fine!
Good luck

Menno

[jpvasquez]

Thanks...that worked perfectly!!!

[p_d_austin]

The best way to do this is put it in the lib/ext and then use the ProxyLogin module to load your module in auth.conf. This will resolve the classloader issues.

ned {
org.jboss.security.auth.spi.ProxyLoginModule required
moduleName=com.nhigh.user.spi.EJBLoginModule
moduleparam=value
;
};

[jpvasquez]

Very nice...even better! That works just fine, and I don't have to worry about one more file to double-check next time I upgrade....

[thedug]

If you use the ProxyLoginModule can you put the jar in your ear file?

d./

[jameschaingchen]

I put the custom login module in the deployed ear file. It also works fine.